A disturbing scenario is playing out involving a local company and an activist group that should concern every business in the city. It stems from an audit begun in December by Immigration and Customs Enforcement that found 21 employees of Tom Cat Bakery in Queens lacked authorization to work in the United States. Read Crain's weekly editorial here.

Op-ed: Build more fossil-fuel power plants in New York City

"At a time of rigorous not-in-my-backyard activism, and hostility by numerous politicians to any new power that is not wind or solar, common sense must prevail. We need to seek out, approve, and build new in-city power plants to ensure the city literally has a bright, prosperous and clean future."

So writes Jerry Kremer in an op-ed calling for construction in the boroughs of generating facilities fueled by natural gas. Read it here.

How city regulators helped Brad Tusk make $100 million

What happened to the approximately $7 billion in taxi medallion value that disappeared with the rise of Uber?

About $100 million of it went to Bradley Tusk, thanks to a smart deal the former Michael Bloomberg consultant made to help Uber navigate its way through New York City's intimidating regulatory environment. It was a big score that Tusk aims to repeat. Matthew Flamm reports.

The missing link

An item in yesterday's Morning Insider linked to a related story, but not the intended one.

So here's another chance to see Will Bredderman's piece, which is worth reading because it exposes a major political divide in New York City.

On one side are folks who want to turn just about every property into a community use, but especially ones that were public in the past. On the other are people who acknowledge a private owner's right to develop his buildings in accordance with the existing zoning, which is part of a larger system called capitalism. Read more here.

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